Elected Officials Support Essentia & Aspirus Workers!
Adam Ritscher
August 04, 2026
August 04, 2026

A number of state legislators, county commissioners and city councilors, on both sides of the state line, have issued public statements in support of the tech workers at both Essentia Health and Aspirus who are currently in contract negotiations. We very much appreciate the support. Below are links to the letters. There are more coming in, so we will be updating this list.
- MN State Senator Jen McEwen
- WI State Representative Angela Stroud 1 & 2
- MN State Representative Liish Kozlowski
- MN State Representative Pete Johnson
- Superior Mayor Jim Paine
- St. Louis County Commissioner Patrick Doyle
- Superior City Councilor Robert Hering
- Duluth City Councilor Wendy Durrwachter
- Superior City Councilor Tylor Elm
And a special shout out to Elijah Sullivan, the Unit Chair of our union at Aspirus, who done all of the leg work to make these letters of support happen!